To learn that Indian classical music is mostly circular, somewhat like jazz, and not linear, you could turn to The... Published Sep 19, 2017 07:01am

Lankesh saw Hinduism not as a religion open to change but as a hidebound hierarchy ranged against... Published Sep 12, 2017 03:25am

There was the kind of democracy in India whereby the prime minister could be put to public scrutiny by all and sundry. Updated Sep 05, 2017 10:08am

Fascists are usually better equipped to advance their planned and coordinated objectives by wrecking the legal compact Published Aug 29, 2017 07:15am

The Doha route had its purpose, not the least being to breach the dubious sanctions placed on Qatar all because it has Published Aug 22, 2017 06:51am

Would Modi visit the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in New York, a catalyst for the gay rights movement in the US? Published Aug 15, 2017 02:08am

If comrades like Jamal Naqvi were tortured by military regimes in Pakistan, the Indian state took on a subtler route to Published Aug 08, 2017 05:22am

Nations are razed to the ground to comply with the Orwellian decree. Lalu’s India and Sharif’s Pakistan ... Published Aug 01, 2017 07:08am

What would Sharmila Tagore’s genes be nudging her to do had Europe not given the technology to make movies? Updated Jul 25, 2017 09:39am

What is astonishing is that victims of tyranny often become ardent supporters of the oppressor who targets their flock. Updated Jul 18, 2017 09:30am

India’s close call with anti-Semitism was missing from the chicken soup narrative in Israel. Published Jul 11, 2017 07:04am

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed into a diplomatic quagmire on Tuesday as he arrived to a warm... Published Jul 05, 2017 06:57am

Now that the so-called mainstream media in India has bared its Hindutva fangs, it is not difficult to perceive the cover Published Jul 04, 2017 07:10am

Protests were held in Dehli, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Ahme­dabad, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru. Updated Jun 29, 2017 09:45am

These days you would find a fair sprinkling of Muslim players in every team, but in India their presence has shrunk. Published Jun 20, 2017 05:22am

The writer is Dawn’s correspondent in Delhi. THERE are banias and banias. It’s a caste and a vocation... Updated Jun 13, 2017 09:50am

A strong signal has gone from several Indian states against Modi’s tightening noose around their freedoms. Published Jun 06, 2017 01:21am

The story may stun Arundhati Roy’s critics into silence, or provoke even more anger. Published Jun 03, 2017 07:00pm

NEW DELHI: The embargo was for June 6, but the scrum to review Arundhati Roy’s new book seemed set on Thursday to... Updated Jun 02, 2017 07:03am

There are no witches, of course, only humans playing their roles while blaming it on the supernatural. Published May 30, 2017 06:54am